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Last commit on February 25, 2026·Created on February 25, 2026

DrCatHicks/learning-goal

Turns a learning goal into a plan with real follow-through.
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TL;DR

This skill guides developers, coaches, and facilitators through a seven-step goal-setting exercise based on Mental Contrasting with Implementation Intentions. It helps learners move from vague aspirations to specific, obstacle-aware plans by having them generate their own goals, obstacles, and if-then commitments—not by reading suggested answers. The result is a shareable goal card that makes the next action visible.

WHO IT'S FOR
Self-directed learners
set structured learning goals during coding
AI-assisted developers
integrate goal setting into AI coding workflow
Engineering managers
facilitate team learning goal exercises
Learning & development coaches
guide developers through goal-setting exercises
Repository contents

1 skill file

Compatible AgentsThe repository documents support for these agents. The skills may also work with other agents that can load SKILL.md files, but they may need some setup or small changes.

Use this skill

Follow the documented setup, then try a first task.

Claude Code plugin marketplace

Installs: Installs the learning-goal plugin from the learning-goal marketplace. · Claude Code

Before you start
  • Claude Code must already be installed and available.
  1. In a Claude Code agent session, add the repository as a plugin marketplace. This is an agent-session command, not a terminal command.

    /plugin marketplace add https://github.com/DrCatHicks/learning-goal.git
  2. In the same Claude Code agent session, install the learning-goal plugin from that marketplace. This is an agent-session command, not a terminal command.

    /plugin install learning-goal@learning-goal
  3. Restart Claude Code to activate the installed plugin.

README.md · Checked Sep 18, 2026learning-goal/skills/learning-goal/SKILL.md · Checked Sep 18, 2026.claude-plugin/marketplace.json · Checked Sep 18, 2026

Give it something to do.

Suggested first task

Start a structured learning-goal exercise

Uses learning-goal

  • The skill or subject you want to learn, replacing [the skill or subject I want to learn]
Use the learning-goal skill to help me set a concrete learning goal for [the skill or subject I want to learn]. Guide me through the exercise one question at a time, pausing for my response after each question.